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How the ransomware group linked to Ascension hack operates
The hacking group that reportedly attacked St. Louis-based Ascension typically gives victims between 10 to 12 days to pay ransom before leaking their data. -
Path to Preparedness: Your Road Map to Financial and Data Resilience
Meteorologists track storm cells, which gives us time to mitigate disaster. Likewise, as those of us in health care keep a “storm watch” for potential disasters and emergencies, we can prepare for every possible situation that could affect operational resilience. -
Ascension confirms ransomware attack
St. Louis-based Ascension confirmed that it suffered a ransomware attack. -
Ascension suffered ransomware attack: Report
The cyberattack St. Louis-based Ascension suffered May 8 is being called a ransomware incident, CNN reported May 10. -
Ransomware group intensifies attacks on healthcare
Ransomware group Black Basta is accelerating its attacks against the healthcare industry, according to a May 10 report from the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center. -
Ascension hospital resumes emergency services in wake of hack
Baltimore-based Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital's emergency department resumed seeing new patients in the midst of dealing with a cybersecurity incident that is hampering Ascension facilities, The Baltimore Sun reported May 10. -
Hospitals to get cybersecurity mandates
The Biden administration plans to introduce cybersecurity mandates for hospitals that would be accompanied by free training for smaller facilities, Bloomberg reported. -
Ascension expects IT outages 'for some time'
A cybersecurity incident has left 140-hospital Ascension with its EHR disabled, some appointments and surgeries postponed, and the expectation that the 19-state health system will operate on downtime procedures "for some time." -
What healthcare learned from the Change hack
The February cyberattack on UnitedHealthcare's subsidiary Change Healthcare affected healthcare organizations across the country as revenue flow was crippled. But what has healthcare learned from the incident? -
ER diversions, canceled appointments: Ascension cyberattack fallout continues
Ascension hospitals across the country continued to deal with the fallout of a "cybersecurity event" May 9 involving its St. Louis-based parent system. -
Cyberattack disrupts clinical operations at Ascension
A cyberattack is disrupting clinical operations at St. Louis-based Ascension. -
Hospital groups push UnitedHealth to provide breach notification for Change hack
Hospital associations are urging UnitedHealthcare's CEO to provide a breach notification on behalf of the hospitals and health systems affected by the Feb. 21 attack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. -
California hospital shuts down patient portal, citing suspicious activity
In a letter to patients, Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group said it is investigating "suspicious activity on certain computer systems within its network," NBC San Diego reported May 7. -
US offers $10M for hospital hacker after indictment
The U.S. government has charged the alleged mastermind of a hacking group that extorted hospitals. -
Why hospitals should look out for 'vishing'
Hospitals should be on the lookout for "vishing," a new form of cybercrime that uses artificial intelligence, a health system CIO said. -
A Strategic Response to Cyber Incidents in Health Care: Becoming Prepared and Resilient
Many organizations believe they are prepared for an emergency until crisis arrives. -
Hackers breach MedStar employee email accounts
Hackers accessed employee email accounts at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, compromising the data of 183,079 patients, the health system said in a May 3 notice on its website. -
AHA CEO praises Change hack scrutiny
American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack said the recent hearings about the Change Healthcare hack have shed light on the extensive reach and influence of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change. -
Why hospitals are tight-lipped about cyberattacks
Hospitals are often reluctant to share information about cyberattacks, even with one another, because of liability concerns, a health system CIO told Congress. -
Senators probe cyber agency's role in Change hack
Three senators wrote a letter asking the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency about its role in addressing the Feb. 21 breach on UnitedHealthcare's subsidiary Change Healthcare, Bloomberg reported April 30.
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